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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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